This is for the first time that the third gender has got a formal recognition. The third gender people will be considered as OBCs, the SC said. The SC said they will be given educational and employment reservation as OBCs.

Transgender models stand on a runway at the end of a fashion presentation during a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2011.

A transgender model walks the ramp at a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2011.

A spectator watches a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2011.

A transgender model walks on the runway at a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2011.

A transgender model walks on the runway at a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2011.

Transgender models wait backstage to take part on a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2011.

A transgender model has her make-up done before a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 15, 2011.

Gay rights supporters listen to fellow speakers during a gathering in New Delhi on July 2, 2011. The LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender, Queer, Intersex) rights supporters assembled near Jantar Mantar in the capital to celebrate the anniversary of a historic Delhi High Court judgment which decriminalised consentual sex between two adults of the same gender. The activists also demanded that the Supreme Court should uphold the judgment of the Delhi High Court regarding Section 377 of the Indian Penal code.

Participants kiss during a Queer Azaadi (freedom), an event promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights in New Delhi on July 2, 2011. The event was organised to celebrate the second anniversary of the verdict which decriminalised homosexuality in India, a media release said.

'Queens! Destiny of Dance', an up-coming movie, will be Bollywood's first movie to breach such stereotypical point-of-views, by portraying the lives of Indian trans-genders in a dignified manners.(Pic: Viral Bhayani)

A transgender model walks on the runway at a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 15, 2011.

Celina Jaitley at the launch of ' V Care Indian Super Queen' the first ever beauty pageant for the transgender community in India at Hotel Taj President, Mumbai on January 11, 2010. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

Celina Jaitley at the launch of ' V Care Indian Super Queen' the first ever beauty pageant for the transgender community in India at Hotel Taj President, Mumbai on January 11, 2010. (Pic: Viral Bhayani)

After fighting for equal rights in employment and voting, transgenders across the country are all set to take part in a first-of-its-kind talent hunt in Delhi on February 21. Credit for the concept goes to one of the Indian transgender community's most prominent members Laxmi Narayan Tripathi.